| Literature DB >> 34929590 |
Bo Ryoung Park1, Jeeva Subbiah1, Ki-Hye Kim1, Young-Man Kwon1, Judy Oh1, Min-Chul Kim2, Chong-Hyun Shin1, Baik Lin Seong3, Sang-Moo Kang4.
Abstract
Annual repeat influenza vaccination raises concerns about protective efficacy against mismatched viruses. We investigated the impact of heterologous prime-boost vaccination on inducing cross protection by designing recombinant influenza viruses with chimeric hemagglutinin (HA) carrying M2 extracellular domains (M2e-HA). Heterologous prime-boost vaccination of C57BL/6 mice with M2e-HA chimeric virus more effectively induced M2e and HA stalk specific IgG antibodies correlating with cross protection than homologous prime-boost vaccination. Induction of M2e and HA stalk specific IgG antibodies was compromised in 1-year old mice, indicating significant aging effects on priming subdominant M2e and HA stalk IgG antibody responses. This study demonstrates that a heterologous prime-boost strategy with recombinant influenza virus expressing extra M2e epitopes provides more effective cross protection than homologous vaccination.Entities:
Keywords: Cross protection; Live attenuated virus; M2e; Recombinant influenza virus
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34929590 PMCID: PMC8903020 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2021.12.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Virology ISSN: 0042-6822 Impact factor: 3.616